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ceiling

UK
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

Translations

ceilingnoun
ceilings
pl
UK
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
The ceiling in the living room is painted white.
Le plafond du salon est peint en blanc.
plafondAu sens de limite maximale fixée.
The government imposed a ceiling on rent increases to control housing costs.
Le gouvernement a imposé un plafond aux augmentations de loyer pour maîtriser les coûts du logement.
plafond nuageuxMétéorologie.
Pilots checked the cloud ceiling before take-off.
Les pilotes ont vérifié le plafond nuageux avant le décollage.
Additional translations
plafondEn aviation.
vaigrageMarine.
Synonyms
cover
overhead
canopy
top
roof
ceilingadjective
UK
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "ceiling fan"), functioning adjectivally.
plafonnierSe dit d’un dispositif fixé au plafond.
Ceiling lights provide even illumination throughout the hall.
Les luminaires plafonniers ապահովent un éclairage uniforme dans toute la salle.
plafondAu sens de niveau maximal autorisé.
The contract sets a ceiling rate for overtime pay.
Le contrat fixe un taux plafond pour les heures supplémentaires.
ceilverb

ceiling

Gerund

ceiled
Past Simple
ceiled
Past Participle
ceiling
Gerund
UK
/siːl/
US
/sil/
arrondirEn mathématiques et en informatique, vers l'entier supérieur.
In many programming languages, the function ceil(4.2) returns 5.
Dans de nombreux langages de programmation, la fonction arrondir(4,2) renvoie 5.
Additional translations
plafonnerSens de construction : revêtir l'intérieur d'un plafond ou d'une paroi.
Synonyms
raise
elevate
lift
heighten

Definitions

ceilingnoun
The upper interior surface of a room.
The ceiling in the living room is painted white.
An upper limit set on prices, wages, or other quantities.
The government imposed a ceiling on rent increases to control housing costs.
The maximum altitude an aircraft can reach under specified conditions.
The jet has a ceiling of 40,000 feet, allowing it to fly above most weather disturbances.
The height above ground of the base of the lowest cloud layer covering more than half the sky.
Pilots checked the cloud ceiling before take-off.
The inner planking or lining of a ship's hull below the deck.
The shipwrights repaired the damaged ceiling in the cargo hold.
ceilingadjective
Mounted on, situated at, or relating to a ceiling.
Ceiling lights provide even illumination throughout the hall.
Denoting a maximum permitted level, especially of prices, wages, or other quantitative measures.
The contract sets a ceiling rate for overtime pay.
ceilverb
To round (a real number) up to the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to it, especially in computing and mathematics.
In many programming languages, the function ceil(4.2) returns 5.
To furnish or line the inside surface of a roof or wall with plaster, boards, or another material; to provide with a ceiling.
The old barn was ceiled with wooden planks to keep out the drafts.
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